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Nordstrom's New Moon Line
I decided to check out Nordstrom's famed New Moon line.
I have to say I was a bit disappointed.
Most of their collection consists of flimsy T-Shirts with sayings like 'Team Jacob,' 'Team Edward,' 'You can't read my mind,' and so on. There are also some with tree and wolf designs on them. The T Shirts run about $30.00 each, but they are very soft, so if you don't mind flimsy, you might like them. Probably better for a summer day or layering.
Interspersed with the official wear, they had some jeans that look like Bella would wear and a few shirts that Bella would wear. Thses are not part of the official collection, but overall the quality was good. The jeans ran about $30.00- $50.00, while most of the shirts were about $35.00. The shirts were mainly button down collarded shirts, so the $35.00 wasn't really a bad price, especially for Nordstrom. I almost bought one, and then didn't because I was being frugal and all.
Let'sTalk About Anni For a Change . . . I mean Bella
I have not updated in a while due to reasons concerning stuff, however, I do feel the need to share the joy of Halloween.
In case you're wondering, that's one of the few days you're allowed to dress up like vampires and get away with it.
And in fact, Mr Thompson and I dressed as Bella Swan and Edward Cullen.
As you can see from the picture, Mr Thompson went a little crazy with his glitter.
You can't say it's just girls who like shiny things, because look at that boy.
Rhinestones and sparkles galore!
Fan Service; or, "Let's Embarass Taylor Lautner"
Taylor Lautner recently revealed that all these shirtless photos embarrass him. Since I find this hard to believe, seeing as he almost never wears a shirt anymore, I feel it is time for some fan service.
As in, show lots of pictures of Taylor Lautner without proper clothing.
Let's begin.
This image is from the New Moon film. As you can see, he is in full Jacob Black mode, as he is not wearing a shirt.
Seeing as this is an action still, you will probably see all the action in the film. In other words, he will be walking—which does require flexing muscles—without that shirt on.
The Vampire Diaries vs Twilight
So after purchasing Twilight on Blu-ray from Amazon, they sent me an email.
“Hello favorite customer,” said Amazon, “you can watch the first episode of The Vampire Diaries for free on Amazon because we love you so much!”
“Thanks, Amazon!” I said, “What a great pal you are!”
So I watched it, because I don’t have TV, and free shows on the internet are nice sometimes.
I found myself comparing it to Twilight, of course. Though since I haven’t read the book version of The Vampire Diaries, I don’t think I can make the fairest comparison.
My friend Dom (Team Edward Extraordinaire) started to read the series, but didn’t like it because Elena, the non-vampire the vampires lust after, wasn’t nice like Bella. This convinced me that I probably wouldn’t like it either.
Dragon*Con and Twilight
So I checked out Dragon*Con in Atlanta over the weekend. In case you aren’t familiar with this one, I’ll just say it’s got sci-fi/fantasy/paranormal/comics/video games/romance/mythology/good times. So you’ll see a lot of people dressed as various characters.
And I said to myself, ‘There must be some Twilight fans in attendance! There must!’
And I was right.
I made an appearance at the Yule Ball, a Harry Potter themed dance, and found not only Potterheads, but some Twihards too.
There was an interesting turn of events that took place when someone decided to show some Twilight remix music videos however. Apparently some Potterheads do not like Twilight. It would also appear that some were annoyed at there being Twilight stuff at a Harry Potter dance, yo! What up with that?
You know what I don't get?
What is it with Hollywood and all their ‘look these two are dating’ ‘oh no they’re not’ ‘oh they broke up’ ‘no they’re still dating’ nonsense.
Like with Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson.
Sure, they play lovers in a film franchise, and are clearly very close, so I suppose people like to think they’re dating, but they have told the media that they are not.
So why can’t they just leave it at that?
Let's get back to our sources . . .
So you want to read the book?
Well, guess what? You better go ahead and buy it, because the libraries have waiting lists a mile long.
I happen to work in a library, so I know.
Customer: “Where are the Twilight books?”
Librarian: “Those have waiting lists. Which one did you want to read?”
Customer: “The first one.”
Librarian: “Okay, you would be number 546 in line.”
Customer: “Uh?”
Librarian: “Yeah, they’re right popular, they are.”
And so.
Now, if you’re willing to wait, go ahead and add your name to the list and hope your information is updated so they can notify you when it’s ready. Otherwise . . .
Well, if you liked the movie, you will like the book, so cough up a few bucks and buy it.
I thought about adding my name to the list . . . but then people kept gushing over them, so I just went ahead and bought it, because that is what I do (bad librarian, I know).
This is a purchase I do not regret.
I love my Twilight books.
They’re pretty and shiny.
Dakota, one of the newer New Moon actors
Ah, Dakota Fanning, the critically acclaimed child star.
A lot of people think she’s creepy. I know, I saw the facebook groups.
This could potentially mean she’s perfect for the role of Jane, the creepy vampire of the Volturi sect who likes to hurt people.
But what do the fans think? Let’s check out Entertainment Weekly.
“She is perfect,” says Anonymous One, “She is amazing and I think she will play this role well.”
“I really like her,” says Anonymous Two, “she is a really great actress.”
“No she isn’t right... she doesn’t have the right look... Anna Sophia Robb should play Jane ...” claims Malcontent One
“A big ‘NO’ for the Dakota Fanning casting!” says Malcontent Two.
Kristen Stewart, another reason to watch New Moon
Kristen Stewart.
You all know her now, the beautiful Twilight girl, Bella Swan.
I often find that actors fall short of impressing me. It is amazing how many films I don’t want to see because so-and-so stars in it, rendering it absolute crap.
However, I like Kristen Stewart.
She doesn’t look exactly how I imagined Bella, but she does a good job playing her and fits the description, and she and Robert Pattinson have some serious chemistry (at least in my opinion, though I’m sure there are many who concur).
And I love it when people compliment her looks, because I hear people say to me all the time, ‘hey, you look like Kristen Stewart! You look like you should be in Twilight!’
And that makes me smile.
I was meandering around online, as I am wont to do, and I found guys saying on message boards, ‘she’s one of the reasons I don’t mind watching Twilight.’
Oh, how I love that Twilight has made the pale dark haired girl more attractive in the eyes of so many!
This picture shows everything that is wrong with Bella and Edward's relationship.
"Hi, Edward, this is Bella, the only girl you ever showed the slightest amount of interest in.
"I'm looking up at you all adoringly because for some reason I am madly in love with you.
"So, what the hell is your problem?
"Why are you brooding right now? Now is not the time to be brooding. I know you like brooding; it's sort of your signature activity and you've been doing it for most of the century, but honestly, do you not see how cute I am right now? Does my cuteness not alleviate some of the misery that is being sparkly, ridiculously strong, telepathic, and immortal?